Architecture and design blog + Awards and prizes

Questions are raised about the project’s inclusion on the Stirling prize shortlist after details emerge that developers failed to live up to its original affordable housing claims – setting a dangerous precedent for developments everywhere

It’s not quite a pickled calf – but the rebirth of a troubled Toxteth community might be art. The story of the street and the young architects succeeding where every official plan has failed has caught the art world’s attention

The Guardian's new architecture critic Oliver Wainwright wants to bring debate about our built surroundings into the public domain. From floating villages to animal-shaped buildings, what do you want to discuss? Join the debate here